How Many People Are Named Westley?
people named Westley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 38,333 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,184 babies named Westley in Social Security records from 1887 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
462 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was a variant of WESLEY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Westley, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Westley alive today is about 23 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Westley first appears in the records in 1887, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 462 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Westley has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #562, in 1988. In 2025 it ranked #619.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #619 |
| Best rank | #562 (1988) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #694 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Westley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Westley were born in California than in any other state: about 1,111 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Westley was given 2.5 times as often in Oregon, 2.1 times in Washington and 1.5 times in California.
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